If you follow another religion or culture, how much do you ‘join in’ with Christmas?

[SlothWithACloth]

It’s interesting to see what others do. I know lots of people of other faiths get together with family in Christmas Day. We do that too and have a big meal at my mums with siblings and their families.
We also do stockings for the dcs with a few bits in them but no big gifts.
We do like to see the Christmas lights, watch Christmas films and go to the panto.
We give cards and gifts to friends that celebrate.
We don’t have a tree or any decorations though and dc know we don’t really celebrate Christmas but join in, just like others can join us on our special occasions.
What do others do?

I taught in a primary school where most of the children were Sikhs and Hindus, who joined in all the Christmas festivities with gusto. The only child who didn't was a Jehovah's Witness whose mother was a recent convert. In fact when I moved here you couldn't get around Woolworths in the run-up to Christmas as it was packed with Asian families bearing trees.

Y I get that, not wanting endless festivals, but due to it being religious isn't a full reason

@TheRubyRedshoes actually for me, that’s the whole reason. My culture and my practices are my priority. I like to have some nice things to do on Xmas. Hence a nice turkey lunch with the family but culturally Xmas is pretty much irrelevant to my life and to most of the people we know. Generally I try to be away abroad for a nice holiday in the sunshine rather than being at home

Lots of people on here arguing Christmas isn’t Christian. It is. It’s in the name.

We're Jewish, we don't celebrate Christmas - no presents, no decorations. But yes, we do join in in certain ways.

• Usually have some kind of family meal on the day and/or Boxing Day (BD curry at my parents has become a thing for some reason)
• I'm in a choir and we do a Christmas concert and I love singing carols!

The kids get presents on Hanukkah, but they're nothing like the scale of what kids get for Christmas on the whole - I've got my kids their presents, which cost £12-15, they'll get something from grandparents probably on same scale, and something probably smaller from aunts and uncles. Presents aren't really a hanukkah tradition, though there was a tradition of giving money - I think it's a modern invention to stop Jewish kids moaning as much about Christmas!

I'm a dudeist today is one of our winter holidays The Slackernalia which I am celebrating by taking 'er easy with a few White Russian cocktails and watching our holy film The Big Lebowski. I do celebrate Christmas as well since we recognise Jesus as a great dude in history and the family like it, but I try to keep it laid back in the Dudeist way.